Forever Young. Forever Cursed.
| Cast |
Colin Firth, Ben Barnes, Rebecca Hall, Caroline Goodall, Michael Culkin, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, Jo Woodcock, Fiona Shaw, Maryam d'Abo, Johnny Harris |
| Director |
Oliver Parker |
| Screenplay | Toby Finlay, from the novel by Oscar Wilde |
| Music | Charlie Mole |
| Cinematography | Roger Pratt |
| Editing | Guy Bensley |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Made in | 2009 |
| Produced by | Ealing Studios, Fragile Films |
Official Site | IMDB page
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| Genre | Drama, horror |
| Language | NOne |
| Nudity | Sexual nudity, breasts, erotic images |
| Sex | Strong sexual conduct, sex, sexualised violence, sadomaschism and murder |
| Violence | Strong, fairly intense, bloody, gory, gruesome horror and psychological violence |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | Strong scenes of illegal drug use |
| Comments | None |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith  There's no horror, no air of suspense and no energy to this lifeless portrait | 5 |  |
| Die Burger Laetitia Pople | 15 |  |
| Cape Times Peter Brunette The CGI of 'Dorian Gray' | 10 |  |
| Box Office Barbera Goslawski A somewhat successful new take on an old tale | 8 | |
| eye Weekly Adam Nayman | 5 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 12 critics | 10 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Despite a lavish and polished production, Dorian Gray is tame and uninspired with a lifeless performance by Ben Barnes in the title role. | 9 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 9364 Netizens Excellent modern adaptation, does Oscar Wilde justice | 13 |  |
Average .. 47% | 9 | |